Our flat today
May. 1st, 2007 01:38 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ciphergothToday was supposed to be the day we completed purchase of our flat. As I put the bins out I noticed all was not as it supposed to be. About an hour ago myself and Jess went into the flat (the doors are all open) and took this picture:
We've told the solicitor to hold the money.
Urge to kill rising.
Update to explain what's actually going on: we're buying from a company called London Homebuyers who buy, refurbish and resell property. The windows that were there before were brand new, but it turns out that they didn't bother to comply with planning permission, so the council have made them rip them out and fit sash-style windows that fit better with the neighbourhood. We've been left totally out of the loop on all this; we wouldn't know about it at all if we weren't fortunate enough to live across the road.
We turn out to be extremely fortunate that a screwup by our mortgage company has delayed completion thus far!
We've told the solicitor to hold the money.
Urge to kill rising.
Update to explain what's actually going on: we're buying from a company called London Homebuyers who buy, refurbish and resell property. The windows that were there before were brand new, but it turns out that they didn't bother to comply with planning permission, so the council have made them rip them out and fit sash-style windows that fit better with the neighbourhood. We've been left totally out of the loop on all this; we wouldn't know about it at all if we weren't fortunate enough to live across the road.
We turn out to be extremely fortunate that a screwup by our mortgage company has delayed completion thus far!
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Date: 2007-05-01 03:07 pm (UTC)However, if it had new windows recently installed - then the surveyor
wshould have checked that they complied with recent legislation (last couple of years, can't remember the act) regarding thermal values and ventilation and maybe if they had to comply with any features in a conservation area. Not sure how demanding or stringent specific local authorities are regarding the style of windows and comliance if there is no specific architectural reason or statement for a particular road / area...Anyway, both the vendor and the surveyor who acted on your (mortgage provider) behalf wants addressing with the blunt end of a rag mans trumpet...